{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1796045,
        "msgid": "muhammadiyah-cadres-challenge-ramadan-and-syawal-determination-rules-at-constitutional-court-1781097629",
        "date": "2026-06-10 19:15:00",
        "title": "Muhammadiyah Cadres Challenge Ramadan and Syawal Determination Rules at Constitutional Court",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Three Muhammadiyah cadres have filed a judicial review with Indonesia's Constitutional Court, arguing that the current legal framework for determining the start of Ramadan and Syawal discriminates against the hisab astronomical calculation method. The applicants claim the law\u2019s explanatory notes unfairly prioritise the rukyat hilal moon-sighting method, creating legal uncertainty and unequal treatment. Constitutional judges have requested the applicants strengthen their arguments on constitutional harm and clarify how the existing mechanism obstructs their religious freedom.",
        "content": "<p>Three Muhammadiyah cadres have lodged a petition with the\nConstitutional Court (MK) challenging the regulation that currently\nserves as the basis for nationally determining the start of Ramadan and\nIdulfitri. They argue the rule prioritises the rukyat hilal (moon\nsighting) method and fails to provide equal space for the hisab\ncalculation method, which is also used by a segment of the Muslim\ncommunity. The petition was filed by Andri Sumarna, Muhamad Fajri Nur\nRizky, and Rozak Daud in case number 180\/PUU-XXIV\/2026, which began its\nhearings at the MK on Tuesday, 9 June. The applicants are challenging\nthe Elucidation of Article 52A of the Religious Judicature Law. They\ncontend that this explanatory section does not merely clarify the\narticle\u2019s content but instead introduces new norms that could create\nlegal uncertainty. The applicants\u2019 legal counsel, Juanda, stated that an\nelucidation should only function as the official interpretation of a\nnorm already present in the body of the law. He argued that the\nelucidation limits the authority for rukyat hilal confirmation only to\nRamadan and Syawal, whereas the main article stipulates it applies\ngenerally to determining the start of the Hijri month. The applicants\nalso believe the regulation indirectly positions the rukyat hilal method\nas the primary basis for government determinations, while hisab or\nastronomical calculation receives no equivalent state recognition,\npotentially leading to discriminatory treatment. In their petition, they\nrequested the MK to declare the Elucidation of Article 52A contrary to\nthe 1945 Constitution and lacking binding legal force. During the\npreliminary hearing, constitutional judges asked the applicants to\nstrengthen their arguments regarding the constitutional harm suffered\nand to provide evidence of a direct link between the challenged rule and\ntheir constitutional rights. They also questioned how the existence of\nthe itsbat rukyat mechanism obstructed their freedom to practise their\nfaith based on the hisab method. The court granted the applicants time\nuntil 22 June 2026 to revise their petition.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/muhammadiyah-cadres-challenge-ramadan-and-syawal-determination-rules-at-constitutional-court-1781097629",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}